Evo Morales expresses solidarity with Lula: 'being declared persona non grata by a genocidal government is a privilege'
According to the former Bolivian president, Lula's condemnation of crimes against Palestinians 'reaffirms his commitment to life and peace before the international community.'
247 - Former Bolivian President Evo Morales published a message of solidarity with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) on the social network X on Monday (19), after the head of state condemned the genocide committed by Israeli military forces in the Gaza Strip, where nearly 30 Palestinians have died as victims of Israeli bombings since October 7.
"Our solidarity with our brother @LulaOficial, unjustly declared 'persona non grata' for defending the life and dignity of the Palestinian people in the face of the genocide in Gaza carried out by the State of #Israel. Being declared persona non grata by a genocidal government that commits massacres against children is a privilege that reaffirms the commitment to life and peace before the international community and the peoples of the world," he wrote.
President Lula was declared persona non grata by the Israeli government for having repudiated the crimes against the population of Gaza. This Sunday (18), the head of state compared the genocide in Gaza with the extermination of Jews carried out by Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany. "What is happening in the Gaza Strip with the Palestinian people does not exist at any other historical moment. In fact, it did exist when Hitler decided to kill the Jews," the head of state told journalists in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
On Saturday (17), Lula stated that the definitive solution to the war in the Gaza Strip will occur "if we move quickly towards the creation of a Palestinian state". "Being a humanist today implies condemning the attacks perpetrated by Hamas against Israeli civilians, and demanding the immediate release of all hostages. Being a humanist also implies rejecting Israel's disproportionate response, which has victimized almost 30 Palestinians in Gaza – the vast majority of whom are women and children – and has caused the forced displacement of more than 80% of the population."